2 Pak fishermen nabbed off Gujarat coast
The Border Security Force has apprehended two Pakistani fishermen from the Harami Nala creek area close to the Indo-Pak border near Gujarat's Kutch district, authorities said. Both the Pakistani fishermen were apprehended after a chase, in which they sustained bullet...
Niti Aayog gets new CEO
Former Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer appointed Niti Aayog CEO. He will replace Amitabh Kant....
Jet Airways starts operational hiring, invites former cabin crew to rejoin
Jet Airways began its operational hiring on Friday and asked its former cabin crew members to rejoin the airline. Aviation regulator DGCA had on May 20 granted Jet Airways a revalidated Air Operator Certificate (AOC), allowing the airline to resume...
BJP Maha chief: Fadnavis in Delhi for ‘some work’
Amid allegations of BJP's involvement in Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde's revolt against his party that has posed a question mark over the survival of the MVA government, BJP's Maharashtra unit chief Chandrakant Patil on Friday asserted that his...
Uddhav to meet Sena district presidents at noon
After a day of being incommunicado, Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray calls a meeting of the party's district presidents at Shiv Sena Bhawan, Mumbai at noon, today. With the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav...
Ramtek Sena MP Krupal Tumane denies he’s with Shinde
Shiv Sena MP Krupal Tumane on Thursday denied reports of joining the rebel faction led by Eknath Shinde, and asserted that he was with the Sena. Tumane, the Lok Sabha member from Ramtek in Nagpur, said "patience is the need...
MVA crisis: Rebel Minister Eknath Shinde insists on Shiv Sena-BJP alliance
Eknath Shinde landed in BJP-ruled Assam, claims 40+ Sena MLAs with him Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with other party MLAs arrived in Guwahati in BJP-ruled Assam early Wednesday morning. They were received by BJP leaders Sushanta Borgohain and...
Is Uddhav going to resign today?
Journalist Sudhir Suryawanshi tweets that Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray is contemplating whether to resign today in the cabinet meeting & propose the dissolution of the state assembly or face the floor test by giving some emotional speech and then resign....
Aaditya deletes ‘minister’ from Twitter bio
Aaditya Thackeray removes 'minister' from Twitter bio. He is the Minister of Tourism and Environment for the Government of Maharashtra. His Twitter bio used to mention his portfolio, till...
6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook parts of Pakistan early Wednesday, the meteorological department said. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the epicentre of the quake was 44km southwest of Khost in Afghanistan at a depth of 50.8km...
Congress Legislature Party meeting today
A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party is scheduled to be held in the presence of All India Congress Committees (AICC) observer Kamal Nath amid the deepening political crisis in Maharashtra. Kamal Nath arrived at the residence of CLP leader and...
Maharashtra Governor Koshyari tests Covid +ve
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was on Wednesday admitted to a private hospital in south Mumbai after testing Coronavirus positive, an official said. Koshyari (80), who was always seen wearing face masks at public events, has been admitted to the...
Yashwant Sinha to hold 1st poll meet today
Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha to hold the first meeting of the Campaign Committee (for the Presidential poll)...
Maha political crisis: Uddhav calls cabinet meet
Amid a political turmoil in Maharashtra that has put up a question mark on the survival of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition government, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a State Cabinet meeting at 1 pm on Wednesday. Eknath Shinde,...
Assam CM at hotel where rebel Maha MLAs camping
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was reportedly seen leaving Radisson Blu hotel in Guwahati before the arrival of the rebel Maharashtra MLAs in the state. The MLAs currently are staying at the same hotel. A chartered flight carrying Shiv Sena MLAs,...
Draupadi Murmu, former Jharkhand Governor, is BJP’s choice for President
Draupadi Murmu, former Jharkhand Governor, is BJP's choice for President informed J P Nadda in a press conferance. Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as the first woman Governor of Jharkhand, in the year 2015. She hails from the Santhal tribe of...
Shiv Sena delegation leaves for Surat to ‘pacify’ Eknath Shinde
Nagpur/Mumbai: After the instructions from Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, a Shiv Sena delegation comprising Milind Narvekar and Ravindra Phatak have left for Surat to meet party Minister Eknath Shinde and other legislators to pacify them, according to a media...
Uddhav calls emergency meeting of all Sena MLAs
After suspected cross-voting in Maharashtra MLC elections, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called an urgent meeting of all Shiv Sena MLAs today. According to sources, all MLAs have been strictly asked to remain present in the meeting. Bal Thackeray loyalist...
India logs 9,923 fresh Covid cases in a day
India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 4,33,19,396 on Tuesday with 9,923 fresh cases, while the number of active cases increased to 79,313, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,890 with 17 new fatalities, the data updated...
Army dogs perform yoga on International Yoga Day
Indian Army jawans and canine warriors participate in International Day of Yoga celebrations, in...
No entry fee at Taj Mahal, Agra Fort on Yoga Day
The Archaeological Survey of India will not charge any entry fee at the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and other monuments on the occasion of International Day of Yoga on June 21, an official said. Superintending Archaeologist of ASI...
